19 Land South of Christchurch Road, Christchurch Road, West Parley, Dorset, BH22 8SL PDF 180 KB
Proposal: Erect an 80 bedroom Care
Home with associated parking, landscaping and amenity space.
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Minutes:
The
Major Projects Officer set out the report and the application to erect an 80
bedroom Care Home with associated parking, landscaping and amenity space. The
application site comprised of 0.75ha of greenfield land and was located to the
south of Christchurch Road. There were
a number of protected trees on the site which were proposed to be retained.
The
accommodation would be provided over two storeys, with a main entrance to the
building facing Christchurch Road and a servicing entrance to the north east of
the building. Vehicular access to the
site would be via a new access off of Christchurch Road and parking would be
provided at the front of the site for 35 vehicles. The site would consist of
community facilities as well as bedrooms.
There was a good level of amenity and the extending roof line would
prevent glare and heat build-up in the building. In conclusion the proposal for the site
conformed to the requirements of the general policies of the local plan and
overall the proposal represented sustainable development.
Vote to Continue Meeting
As the meeting had reached
its three hour limit and in accordance with the constitution, the Chairman
interrupted the debate to seek a vote to continue the meeting to its
conclusion. This was so proposed by Cllr S Bartlett, seconded by Cllr C Brooks
and agreed by the committee.
Public
Participation
Cllr
Philip Bamborough, Chairman of West Parley Parish
Council objected to the application on the ground that this proposal was speculative
and out of keeping with the surrounding area. The design and scale of the building was
overbearing. There were also concerns
expressed regarding traffic safety.
Cllr
Andrew Parry, Local Ward Member expressed disappointment at a care home on this
site rather than a community use. This
was not what was expected or required by the local community. He felt that the
proposed building was of poor design. If
the care home was to provide high dependency level of care, he was anxious that
there would be insufficient car parking
on the site. If members were minded to
approve, he asked that they request a CIL for the benefit of wider development
for the community.
Oral
representation were received from Mr Adrian Kearly as
the applicant’s agent. This was a proposed residential nursing care home which
was badly needed across Dorset. The home would help reduce bed blocking and
reduce accommodation shortfall. There was an increasing need for specialist
care in the catchment area and the NHS had raised no objection to the
plans. It was considered that the car
park was acceptable and staff would be working shifts outside of normal office
hours. Full CIL contributions were also
part of the application.
In response to some of the comments made, the Development Management Manager advised that community use did not preclude a care home on the site. In planning terms this was an acceptable proposal and no other use had been put forward. The proposal also met the ... view the full minutes text for item 19